A drug dealer was caught red-handed with cocaine hidden in his underwear.

Wayne Elphick, 43, was driving a red Seat Leon down Oldham Road, Newton Heath, when he was stopped by North Manchester Organised Crime Unit.

They searched the car and found Elphick had on him £272 in cash, two mobile phones and £550 of cocaine - all hidden in his pants.

Elphick was arrested on suspicion of dealing on October 4 last year, but denied the allegation and claimed the cocaine was for personal use.

He was bailed pending further enquiries, but weeks later police raided his home in Bellscroft Avenue, Manchester, and found £900 of cocaine, scales, a drug debtors list and £290 in cash.

Police also discovered £150 of cocaine at his girlfriend's house.

Police analysis of Elphick's mobile phones revealed he had been using his mother's car, the Seat Leon, to peddle drugs, when it had been purchased via a mobility grant and was only supposed to be used to help his elderly mother get around.

"Elphick used a car purchased with a government grant to deal cocaine around the Greater Manchester area, thumbing his nose at both the law and the good faith in which that car was provided to help his ailing mother.

"This case falls part of Operation Challenger Cairo, which is a proactive investigation aimed at tackling organised crime groups, specifically those involved in the sale and supply of drugs.

"Drugs can have a devastating impact on people's lives, not just the users but their families.

"I would ask anyone who has information into where drugs are being dealt or produced, to contact police."